Beach Carrying Capacity Assessment: How important is it?

Platelet Refractoriness and how it is formed

Abstract Background and Objectives Transfusion of platelet has become one of the main treatments for thrombocytopenic patients to reduce the severity and frequency of bleeding consequences. Failure to attain the desired level of platelets in a patient following platelet transfusion is defined as platelet refractoriness. The purpose of present paper is to review and study the mechanisms involve...

Mental capacity: is it important in our daily practice?

Patient Safety Behavior in Physicians: How is it Predicted?

Background: Patient safety is a serious global public health issue. Estimates show that every day many patients are harmed while receiving hospital care. Health care staff plays a key role in providing quality and safe patient care, especially physicians who are main members of the medical team and a critical element in patient safety efforts. Objective: ...

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Oxidative stress injury during cardiac surgery: how important is it?

The concept that the reintroduction of oxygen to the ischaemic myocardium causes significant injury has long been known [1], and it is now well-established [2] that oxidative stress is one of the major initiators of myocardial injury during ischaemia and reperfusion. Cardiac surgery for coronary artery bypass generally involves cardiopulmonary bypass with cardioplegic arrest and elective global...